Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Mobile Homes

[Buzz Burrell (72253.2101]

I think mobile homes are some of the Last Good Deals in the US.  Contrary to
popular opinion, they can even be of better quality than the stick built homes.

Regarding Laurie's very appropriate comment: <<I don't think I will ever be able
to afford the swanky 200K co-housing.  Is there some other option out there for
congenial, community minded people like me? >>  I suggest co-op houses.  It's
just like cohousing, except instead of buying a subdivision, you buy a big
house.  The common area is the living room and kitchen, and the members own
thier own rooms and a share of the whole house.  Chuck D gave a presentation on
one example of this at the Conference.

Or, you could get a group together, buy inexpensive land in the country (must be
in a low or no-code area), and circle your mobile homes ... or straw bale
houses.  This works great, but only if you are far away from places like here.
There are definitly plenty of people still creating homesteads for under $60K
total. 

Buzz Burrell
Boulder